Photo Story: April 2023 training operations at Fort McCoy

By Scott SturkolApril 18, 2023

April 2023 training operations at Fort McCoy
1 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A military truck is used as part of training operations on the cantonment area after a spring snowstorm April 17, 2023, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Nearly 10 inches of snow fell on the installation

April 17 in a rare mid-April storm. Fort McCoy’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol)
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April 2023 training operations at Fort McCoy
2 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A military truck is used as part of training operations on the cantonment area after a spring snowstorm April 17, 2023, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Nearly 10 inches of snow fell on the installation

April 17 in a rare mid-April storm. Fort McCoy’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol)
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April 2023 training operations at Fort McCoy
3 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The Fort McCoy Medical Simulation Training Center is shown April 17, 2023, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The Medical Simulation Training Center provides a standardized set of simulation equipment, such as mannequins, moulage, and audio/sound systems that contribute to the training. The center, part of the Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security at Fort McCoy, was established in 2009. Since then, it has provided training for tens of thousands of military medical personnel. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
April 2023 training operations at Fort McCoy
4 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A training facility building in the Regional Training Site (RTS)-Medical training complex at Fort McCoy, Wis., is shown April 17, 2023. Every year, thousands of Soldiers from numerous military occupational specialties complete training at RTS-Medical. RTS-Medical at Fort McCoy is one of three regional training sites available to units in the Army Reserve. The organization has been a tenant activity and training partner at Fort McCoy since 1991. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
April 2023 training operations at Fort McCoy
5 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Personnel drive a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) through the cantonment area April 17, 2023, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The JLTV family of vehicles is designed to restore payload and performance that were traded from light tactical vehicles to add protection in recent conflict, according to the Army. JLTVs give service members more options in a protected mobility solution that is also the first vehicle purpose-built for modern battlefield networks. JLTV operator training at Fort McCoy began in May 2019. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
April 2023 training operations at Fort McCoy
6 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Personnel drive a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) through the cantonment area April 17, 2023, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The JLTV family of vehicles is designed to restore payload and performance that were traded from light tactical vehicles to add protection in recent conflict, according to the Army. JLTVs give service members more options in a protected mobility solution that is also the first vehicle purpose-built for modern battlefield networks. JLTV operator training at Fort McCoy began in May 2019. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
April 2023 training operations at Fort McCoy
7 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Personnel drive a Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) on Highway 21 on April 18, 2023, as part of training operations at Fort McCoy, Wis. The JLTV family of vehicles is designed to restore payload and performance that were traded from light tactical vehicles to add protection in recent conflict, according to the Army. JLTVs give service members more options in a protected mobility solution that is also the first vehicle purpose-built for modern battlefield networks. JLTV operator training at Fort McCoy began in May 2019. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
April 2023 training operations at Fort McCoy
8 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Personnel drive a Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) on Highway 21 on April 18, 2023, as part of training operations at Fort McCoy, Wis. The JLTV family of vehicles is designed to restore payload and performance that were traded from light tactical vehicles to add protection in recent conflict, according to the Army. JLTVs give service members more options in a protected mobility solution that is also the first vehicle purpose-built for modern battlefield networks. JLTV operator training at Fort McCoy began in May 2019. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
April 2023 training operations at Fort McCoy
9 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Personnel drive a Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) on Highway 21 on April 18, 2023, as part of training operations at Fort McCoy, Wis. The JLTV family of vehicles is designed to restore payload and performance that were traded from light tactical vehicles to add protection in recent conflict, according to the Army. JLTVs give service members more options in a protected mobility solution that is also the first vehicle purpose-built for modern battlefield networks. JLTV operator training at Fort McCoy began in May 2019. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
April 2023 training operations at Fort McCoy
10 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Personnel drive a Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) on Highway 21 on April 18, 2023, as part of training operations at Fort McCoy, Wis. The JLTV family of vehicles is designed to restore payload and performance that were traded from light tactical vehicles to add protection in recent conflict, according to the Army. JLTVs give service members more options in a protected mobility solution that is also the first vehicle purpose-built for modern battlefield networks. JLTV operator training at Fort McCoy began in May 2019. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
April 2023 training operations at Fort McCoy
11 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Personnel drive a Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) on Highway 21 on April 18, 2023, as part of training operations at Fort McCoy, Wis. The JLTV family of vehicles is designed to restore payload and performance that were traded from light tactical vehicles to add protection in recent conflict, according to the Army. JLTVs give service members more options in a protected mobility solution that is also the first vehicle purpose-built for modern battlefield networks. JLTV operator training at Fort McCoy began in May 2019. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
April 2023 training operations at Fort McCoy
12 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Personnel drive a Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) on Highway 21 on April 18, 2023, as part of training operations at Fort McCoy, Wis. The JLTV family of vehicles is designed to restore payload and performance that were traded from light tactical vehicles to add protection in recent conflict, according to the Army. JLTVs give service members more options in a protected mobility solution that is also the first vehicle purpose-built for modern battlefield networks. JLTV operator training at Fort McCoy began in May 2019. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
April 2023 training operations at Fort McCoy
13 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Personnel drive a Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) on Highway 21 on April 18, 2023, as part of training operations at Fort McCoy, Wis. The JLTV family of vehicles is designed to restore payload and performance that were traded from light tactical vehicles to add protection in recent conflict, according to the Army. JLTVs give service members more options in a protected mobility solution that is also the first vehicle purpose-built for modern battlefield networks. JLTV operator training at Fort McCoy began in May 2019. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
April 2023 training operations at Fort McCoy
14 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Personnel drive a Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) on Highway 21 on April 18, 2023, as part of training operations at Fort McCoy, Wis. The JLTV family of vehicles is designed to restore payload and performance that were traded from light tactical vehicles to add protection in recent conflict, according to the Army. JLTVs give service members more options in a protected mobility solution that is also the first vehicle purpose-built for modern battlefield networks. JLTV operator training at Fort McCoy began in May 2019. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL

Training operations are shown on April 17 and 18 at Fort McCoy, Wis., on days when the installation just received 10 inches of fresh snow.

During April 2023, thousands of service members completed training at the installation for not only transient training operations but also institutional and weekend and extended combat training operations.

Training has included National Guard, Army Reserve, and active-duty troops as well, according to the Fort McCoy Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security.

Fort McCoy’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin.

The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984.

Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.”

Also try downloading the Digital Garrison app to your smartphone and set “Fort McCoy” or another installation as your preferred base.